Business Analyst 3 with Education Industry Experience(Fed and State Agencies) Client Location :Austin TX 80% to 100 % Remote work The Business Analyst (BA) position at the Texas Education Agency works on multiple projects that support the mission of the agency of improving outcomes for Texas students, with a focus on major enhancements and/or rewrite effort. This position will perform advanced, senior-level business analysis work. The business analyst serves as the conduit between the program/customer community and the software development team through which requirements flow. This BA will be involved at some level throughout the entire software development life cycle. Upon establishment of the requirements baseline, the focus is shifted towards the management of the requirements specification and verifying the fulfillment of all requirements, including requirements for enhancements post-implementation. Essential Functions Elicitation - Elicits requirements using joint application development (JAD), requirements workshops, interviews, document analysis, storyboards, surveys, site visits, use cases, scenarios, competitive product analysis, and task and workflow analysis. Analysis - Uses sophisticated analysis techniques to identify user needs, business processes, pain points, and computer system capabilities to automate or improve existing systems.

Requirements

Writing - Transforms information from elicitation sessions into business requirements and functional requirements, use cases, user stories, and software requirements specifications documents. Uses standard templates and simple, unambiguous, and concise natural language. Visual Output - Visually transforms information from elicitation sessions into process flows, context diagrams, UML diagrams, wire-frames, and mockups. Managing Work - Uses initiative and independent judgment to actively participate in the software development lifecycle, including managing deadlines, following change control procedures, tracking requirement status, coordinating UAT, and maintaining requirement traceability. II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Requirements Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity. Years Required/Preferred Experience 8 Required Experience eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating well-written system requirements 8 Required Experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs) 8 Required Business process re-engineering and software process flow improvement experience 8 Required Experience developing user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices 8 Required Experience designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices 8 Required Demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills 8 Required Demonstrated strong writing and organization skills 4 Required Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira" 4 Preferred Documented experience working for or closely with TEA OR a federal/state/local education agency OR ed vendor 3 Preferred Documented work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements" 2 Preferred Experience supporting complaint and case management workflows, including intake, investigation, and resolution 2 Preferred Experience with educator certification process, federal/state grant programs, or state funding program III. TERMS OF SERVICE Services are expected to start 11/16/2026 and are expected to complete by 08/31/2027. Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 1616 hours.